Error ending show from action button

[mr tom]

Hi,

I've got a powerpoint pres (Kiosk style with action buttons for navigation)
that is launched as a help system from a dashboard.

I'm using an action button to exit and return to excel.

So far I've managed to avoid VBA, therefore avoiding all the warnings that
go along with it (the audience is about 400 people per month, so I don't want
them to have to click through loads of warnings).

My action button simply has a hyperlink to the end of the show.

Unfortunately, when it does this, powerpoint jumps in with a warning message:

Likewise, it then only closes the show, not powerpoint itself.

Can I get this to work properly without resorting to VBA?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Cheers,

Tom.

 

[mr tom]

Still need some help if anybody can...

Hi,

I've got a powerpoint pres (Kiosk style with action buttons for navigation)
that is launched as a help system from a dashboard.

I'm using an action button to exit and return to excel.

So far I've managed to avoid VBA, therefore avoiding all the warnings that
go along with it (the audience is about 400 people per month, so I don't want
them to have to click through loads of warnings).

My action button simply has a hyperlink to the end of the show.

Unfortunately, when it does this, powerpoint jumps in with a warning message:


Likewise, it then only closes the show, not powerpoint itself.

Can I get this to work properly without resorting to VBA?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Cheers,

Tom.

 

[mr tom]

Thanks, Steve.

The message is definately not from the dashboard system - it's excel based
(my own creation).

The ppt (it is a ppt) is launched via a hyperlink from Excel.

Interestingly, it does launch its own show - straight into Kiosk mode.
Wondering whether things work a bit differently when ppt is launched via
hyperlink. Especially as this error doesn't occur when the ppt is launched
by itself (i.e. without referencing it from excel - e.g. double clicking on
it in Explorer)

 

[mr tom]

Thanks Steve, but if I use VBA, I'll be exchanging one warning message for
another - this one on launch of the dashboard.

I think I'll live with the current setup.

Thanks so much for trying to help.

Tom.

 

[mr tom]

Yes - it is in Excel.

In Excel, if you open a spreadsheet containing VBA code, you receive a
warning message and are asked whether you want to proceed.

I guess it's getting users to answer that question every time they open the
dashboard in order to avoid them having to answer a question on the odd
occasion that they launch the help from within the dashboard.

Cheers,

Tom.

 

[mr tom]

Thank you Steve.

I really do appreciate your time and patience.